prude.
A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature.
Meaning & usage
A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature.
Where this word comes from
From French prude, from Old French prude, prode, feminine of prou, prod, prud (“good, excellent, brave”), from Latin prōde. Related to proud but unrelated to prudent.
Prudish.
Where this word comes from
From French prude, from Old French prude, prode, feminine of prou, prod, prud (“good, excellent, brave”), from Latin prōde. Related to proud but unrelated to prudent.
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